I imagine that the folks who would pay $100k for a car probably won't quibble about a measly $1k subscription.
It's a matter of principle. This bullshit must be nipped in the bud. Greedy morons.
That's exactly how you drive people away from your brand.
I paid ~2k for Boost for my Tesla; functionally the same thing. But at least if travels with the car if I sell it (if you find someone who values it properly). Subscriptions like this is just burning the $$. Serious feelsbadman.
If I were to make rational decisions when buying a car I would've been a proud owner of previously owned Toyota Corolla in a stylish beige color.
In this particular case I feel like being manipulated into paying more and generally taken advantage off. Just like with any unsubstantiated subscription.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/18/electric-porsche-taycan-catc...
In this case no one was hurt but there was another owner in China who wasn't so lucky.